The Habit of Writing: Michelle Prak
Do you keep a diary? Michelle Prak talks about doing just that, how it informs her writing and how it also gives her the ammunition when someone queries a character.
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Antarctic Noir: Riley James
Antarctic Noir! This is certainly a twist on the ‘isolated community” + murder plot! They’re in Antarctica…how isolated is that? Riley James talks to Ruth Wykes about the writing of The Chilling. It’s s certainly a twist on the ‘isolated community” + murder plot! Riley James talks to Ruth Wykes about the writing of this page turner…
Being a literary detective: Megan Brown
Is co-authoring a biography double the fun or twice the trouble? Megan Brown has co-authored Outrageous Fortunes, the story of Mary Fortune, a prolific and pioneering Australian crime writer. And what a life she led!
The real inspiration for No One Will Know: Rose Carlyle
This has to be one of the most heartbreaking and inspiring blog posts we’ve had. Rose Carlyle’s latest book – No One Will Know – is grounded in the story of her incredible grandmother and what flows from her extraordinary life.
Girl Falling: Hayley Scrivenor
How do you follow up on a number one best seller that has won multiple awards? Hayley Scrivenor’s latest – Girl Falling – is an exploration of friendship .. and what happens when it turns bad. How did she come to write it? How did she get it down ‘on paper’?
We Owe So Much to Agatha Christie: Kate Emery
Kate Emery’s new book is set at a family beach holiday in Western Australia. My Family and Other Suspects is a mystery where, you know how it happens, there’s a murder and Ruth, the teenage murder mystery fan in the family, decides that she’s the one to investigate. As Kate says, it owes a lot to Agatha Christie.
The Last Trace
Best selling psychological thrillers are Petronella McGovern’s beat. She talks with Natalie Conyer about why and how she writes and her latest page turner, The Last Trace – a gripping thriller about siblings and secrets, and the traces we can never erase.
HISTORY OF THE DAVITT AWARDS
Sisters in Crime Australia launched the Davitt Awards for best crime books by Australian women at its 10th anniversary convention, SheKilda 2001, to provide some much needed – and overdue – recognition for Australian women crime writers. The Davitts are named after Ellen Davitt, the author of Australia’s first mystery novel, Force and Fraud, in 1865. An e-book …
davitt awards 2025: SponsorS
As ever, Sisters in Crime Australia is hugely indebted to our wonderful sponsor. We thank them enormously for their support. The Davitt Awards sponsor is Swinburne University of Technology’s Media and Communications Department. There is a wide array of courses from TAFE to post graduate and the list can be found here. If you’re thinking …
Davitt Awards: Longlist
The long list for the Davitt Awards 2025 has been announced.
150 books were entered and the judges have selected 29 for the longlist. It has been a particularly challenging task this year. As Ruth Wykes, award winning short story writer and Judges’ Co-ordinator, said this year’s longlist is a stunning and diverse collection of stories.